Pirates' Treasure is a variation on Capture the Flag that swaps beanbag "treasure" for colorful flags. This game gets kids running, jumping, and throwing as they try to grab all the treasure for their own team.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 15-20 minutes
Here's How:
- Set up the playing area. Divide the playing field into equal parts, one for each team. Place a hoop in the center of each team's territory and place 10 beanbags into each hoop.
- Players are pirates, hoops are treasure chests, and beanbags are the treasure. (If you're playing on a paved surface, you could use sidewalk chalk instead of hoops; in a gym, use tape to mark off the treasure chest's dimensions.)
- Within each team, players can be plunderers (trying to steal opposing teams' treasure) or protectors (trying to keep their own treasure safe). Neither plunderers or protectors can step inside the hoops.
- If a protector nabs a player carrying plundered treasure, the plunderer must drop the treasure and perform a fitness activity (such as five tuck jumps or four swashbuckling arm swings) before returning to the game. In the meantime, the protector can grab the treasure and return it to its chest.
- The game ends when one team has captured all of another team's treasure.
Tips:
- If you don't have enough kids (or beanbags!) to have four teams, play with smaller groups.
- Remind kids that they can toss beanbags to a teammate to avoid getting tagged.
- Protectors and plunderers can switch places at any time.
What You Need
- 4 hula hoops (one for each team)
- 40 beanbags (10 for each team)
